U.S.

National Committee
of CIGRÉ

General Meeting
July 27, 2009

Calgary, Canada

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 USNC General Meeting
Agenda

• USNC President’s Remarks C. Gellings

• CIGRẾ International Activities A. Merlin
• Nominations and Appointments R. Wakefield
• Awards and Recognition J. Estey
• Administrative VP Report B. Russell
• Treasurer’s Report T.W. Cease
• Technical Committee J. McDonald
• Secretary’s Report: Future T. Witham
USNC Meetings
• Discussion USNC Members/Guests
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 CIGRÉ President
Andre Merlin

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 CIGRÉ International Membership

Total = 10,494

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 Total Membership – 2008

Brazil 891
France 583
United Kingdom 616
United States 519
Australia 415
Japan 407
Germany 401
Russia 364
Canada 343
Spain 376
China 319

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 CIGRÉ Organization (2009)
• CIGRÉ Officers
– President – André Merlin (FR)
– Treasurer – Paulo Esmeraldo (BR)
– Technical Comm. Chair – Klaus Fröhlich (CH)
– Secretary General – Jean Kowal (FR)
• CIGRÉ Steering Committee
– U.S. Rep – Clark Gellings
• CIGRÉ Administrative Council
– U.S. Rep – Clark Gellings

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 CIGRÉ Activities
(2008-2009)

• CIGRÉ Steering Committee

– Activities
– Meeting: May 2009 – Seville, Spain
• CIGRÉ Administrative Council
– Activities
– Meeting: October 2009, Buenos Aires,
Argentina
• CIGRÉ/IEC UHV
– Symposium: January 2009 – New Delhi,
India
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 Nominations & Appointments
Committee

• Richard Wakefield – Chair – KEMA

• John McDonald – GE
• Dave Pacyna – Siemens
• Arshad Mansoor – EPRI
• Clark Gellings – EPRI

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 Executive Committee Members
Continuing Through 2010
• Clark Gellings – President • Michael Heyeck – VP (AEP
(EPRI) Service Corp.)
• Don Russell – VP (Texas • Martin Gross – VP (ABB)
A&M Univ.) • Ted Witham – Secretary
• David Pacyna – VP (Telemetric Corp.)
(Siemens) • John McDonald – VP (GE)
• Gordon van Welie – VP (ISO • T.W. Cease – Treasurer
New England) (Consultant)
• John Estey – VP (S&C • Arshad Mansoor – VP
Electric Company) (EPRI)
• Richard Wakefield – VP • Hans Weinrich — Past Pres.
(KEMA, Inc.) (Consultant)

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 2010 Slate of Officers
Re-Election (2010-2011)

• W. Terry Boston – VP (PJM Interconnection)

• Hamid Elahi – VP (GE)
• John C. Houston – VP (CenterPoint Energy)
• Keith E. Lindsey – President (Lindsey Mfg.)
• Rana Mukerji – VP (New York ISO)
• Paul R. Renaud – VP (National Grid)
• Richard P. Verret – (Consultant)

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 Awards & Recognition
Committee

• John W. Estey – Chair – S&C Electric

• Clark W. Gellings – EPRI
• Hamid Elahi – GE
• John Houston – CenterPoint Energy
• John McDonald – GE
• Rana Mukerji – New York ISO
• B. Don Russell – Texas A&M University
• Virginia Sulzberger – Consultant

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 Awards & Recognition – 2009
• USNC Awards (2009)
– Attwood Associate (6)
– Philip Sporn (2)

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 USNC
Attwood Associate Award

―To honor the contributions and memory of

Frederic Attwood of the USA, who, with J. Tribot
Laspiere of France, foresaw the need for an
international organization in the field of high-
voltage power engineering and who became the
first chairman of the U.S. National Committee
upon the founding of CIGRÉ in the year 1921.‖

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 USNC
Attwood Associate Awards – 2009

• John (Jack) Harley – First Power Group LLC

• Sam Mehta – Waukesha Electric Systems
• Nicholas Miller – GE Energy
• Rana Mukerji – New York ISO
• Jeff Palermo – KEMA, Inc.
• Mark Reynolds – Power Engineers, Inc.

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 USNC
Philip Sporn Award — 2009
– Citation –

―For cumulative career contributions to the

advancement of the concept of system
integration in the theory, design, and/or
operation of large high-voltage electric
systems in the United States.‖

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 USNC
Philip Sporn Award – 2009

John Anderson

―For cumulative career contributions to the

advancement of the concept of system
integration in the theory, design, and/or
operation of large high-voltage electric
systems in the United States.‖

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 USNC
Philip Sporn Award – 2009

Carson Taylor

―For cumulative career contributions to the

advancement of the concept of system
integration in the theory, design, and/or
operation of large high-voltage electric
systems in the United States.‖

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 USNC Membership

2006 2007 2008 2009

Individual 336 358 380 319

“Collective” 19 22 29 27
Collective (9) (12) (18) (14)
Sustaining (5) (5) (5) (7)
Patron (5) (5) (6) (6)

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 USNC – Membership 2009

Collective Members (14)

Zenergy Power Inc. Power Line Systems, Inc.
AREVA T&D, Inc. Siemens Energy, Inc.
National Grid USA Black & Veatch
KEMA Inc. S. D. Myers Inc.
Bonneville Power Adm. Allegheny Power
Mitsubishi Electric Power Products
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories
Hunt Transmission Services, LLC
University of Minnesota
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 USNC – Membership 2009

Sustaining Members (7)

S&C Electric Company CenterPoint Energy
PJM Interconnection, LLC ISO New England, Inc.
New York ISO Dominion
Lindsey Manufacturing Co.

Patron Members (6)

ABB, Inc. GE Energy
AEP Service Corp. Tennessee Valley Authority
Electric Power Research Inst. Northeast Utilities

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 USNC – Finances

• Revenues:
– Individual memberships
– Collective, Sustaining, Patron
– Meetings
– Interest income
• Expenses:
– Dues to Paris Office
– Administration
– Awards
– Meetings
– Other
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 USNC – Finances 2009 Budget ($000)

• Revenues 119.1
• Expenses 108.6
• Excess 10.5
• Net assets 133.1

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 Technical Committee Activities

• Technical Committee Study Committees

• U.S. Representatives to CIGRÉ Study
Committees & Appointment Dates
• U.S. Paper Selection for the 2010 Paris
Session (NCA, IA, AA)
• Paper Selection Process
• Working Groups/Task Forces Member
Selection Process

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 Technical Committee
Study Committees
CIGRÉ’s • Members nominated by
Technical National Committees
Committee (TC)
Coordination
• Manage studies in their
Study field of interest
Committees

Working Groups • Working Groups and

Task Forces are
Task Forces operational arms

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 U.S. Representatives to CIGRÉ Study
Committees & Appointment Dates

• A1-Sam Salem (GE Energy) – 2006

• A2-Shirish (Sam) Mehta (Waukesha) – 2004
• A3-Mietek Glinkowski (ABB Inc.) – 2008
• B1-David Lindsay (Southwire Co.) – 2008
• B2-Dale A. Douglass (Power Delivery) – 2006
• B3-Hanna E. Abdallah (D. Evans & Assoc.) – 2004
• B4-Stig L. Nilsson (Exponent) – 2004
• B5-Mark Adamiak (GE Multilin) – 2008
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 U.S. Representatives to CIGRÉ Study
Committees & Appointment Dates
• C1-Richard Wakefield (KEMA Inc.) – 2007
• C2-Anjan Bose (Washington State Univ.) – 2006
• C3-John Oglevie (POWER Engineers) – 2006
• C4-Ian S. Grant (Tennessee Valley Auth.) – 2006
• C5-Andrew L. Ott (PJM Interconnection) – 2006
• C6-Roger Dugan (EPRI) – 2008
• D1-Ravi S. Gorur (Arizona State Univ.) – 2004
• D2-Thomas E. Kropp (Nexant) – 2006

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 Paper Selection – 2010 Session
National Committee Allotment (NCA)
Corresponding Author Email SC PS Title
Inspection, Repair and Rewind Experience on Large,
W.G. Moore bmoore@national-electric-coil.com A1 PS2
Air-Cooled, High Voltage Generators
Detailed Thermal Performance of a 50 MVA
R. Girgis ramsis.girgis@us.abb.com A2 PS1 Transformer filled with a Natural Ester Fluid versus
Mineral Oil
Impact of the IEC 61850 Process Bus on Substation
A. Apostolov alex.apostolov@omicronusa.com B3 PS3
Design
Converting Field Recorded Data to Information: New
P. Myrda pmyrda@epri.com B5 PS1 Requirements and Concepts for the 21st Century
Automated Monitoring Solutions
A Comprehensive Approach for Studying the
S. Venkataraman sundar.venkataraman@ge.com C1 PS1 Economic and Reliability Impacts of Greenhouse Gas
Policies
Real-Time Wide Area Measurements for Improved
R. Moxley roy_moxley@selinc.com C2 PS1
Operator Response
Innovative Substation Solutions in New Electrical
Y. Shlemenzon yshlemenzon@semprautilities.com C4 PS1
Environment
Integration of Advanced Storage Technologies in the
R. Mukerji rmukerji@nyiso.com C5 PS2
New York Wholesale Electricity Market
Impact of High Levels of Wind and other Variable
N.W. Miller nicholas.miller@ge.com C5 PS2 Renewable Generation on the Grid Operation:
Summary of Major US Studies
Smart Grid Demos Provide Guidance on Integrating
DER and RES into the Distribution System with
M. Wakefield mwakefield@epri.com C6 PS1
Consideration of Transmission Impacts, Market
Signals, and Technology Characteristics

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 Paper Selection – 2010 Session
International Allotment (IA)
Corresponding Author Email SC PS Title
Integration of a Novel Permanent Magnet
A. Edris abdel-aty.edris@siemens.com A1 PS1 Synchronous Generator to Utility Grids Using Voltage
Sourced Converter Technology
A Diode Based Capacitor Switch – a Novel Solution
M. Glinkowski mietek.glinkowski@us.abb.com A3 PS1
for Power Quality Improvement
Towards a Guide for Testing Emerging Fault Current
M. Steurer steurer@caps.fsu.edu A3 PS3
Limiters
Diagnostic Testing of Laminar Dielectric Cable
N. Singh singhn@dteenergy.com B1 PS3 Systems and Extruded Cable Terminations through
Dissolved Gas Analysis (DGA)
Experience of Withstand Testing of Cable Systems in
R.N. Hampton nigel.hampton@neetrac.gatech.edu B1 PS3
the USA
Technical and Economic Incentives for AC to DC Line
L.O. Barthold imod@roadrunner.com B2 PS2
Conversion
R. Adapa radapa@epri.com B4 PS1 Assessment of Next Generation HVDC Technologies

B. Gwynn bryan.gwyn@us.ngrid.com B5 PS1 Lifetime Management of Relay Settings

M. Adamiak mark.adamiak@ge.com B5 PS2 Optimal Control of Microgrid Resources
H. Kley hkley@spirae.com C6 PS1 A Fast-Switching Load for Frequency Stability

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 Paper Selection – 2010 Session

Additional Allotment (AA)

Corresponding Author Email SC PS Title

Seamless Integration of System-Wide Protection,
D. Dolezilek davedo@selinc.com B5 PS1 Control, and Monitoring Using IEC 61850 GSE and
Sampled Values Services
R. Moxley roy_moxley@selinc.com B5 PS1 Synchrophasors for Power Grid Applications
Coordination Issues in Protection Systems with
A. Apostolov alex.apostolov@omicronusa.com B5 PS2
Distributed Generation
Enhancement of Congestion Management by
S. Maslennikov vmaslennikov@iso-ne.com C2 PS1
Utilization of Adaptive Transmission Rates

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 Paper Selection Process
1. Papers received and forwarded to USNC Study
Committee Reps for review
2. Papers reviewed and ranked
Criteria:
• ―Fit‖ with SC preferential subjects
• Technical content
• Quality of paper
3. Paper recommendations combined and overall
ranking created
Criteria:
• Balance between SCs and preferential subjects
• Highest recommendations of reviewers
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 Working Groups/Task Forces
Member Selection Process

Problems/Challenges:
• USNC Technical Committee actions are ―unofficial‖
• No feedback or formal participation in the process by
USNC Technical Committee
• USNC Technical Committee does not know when a
nominee is contacted, rejected or selected resulting in
frustration of interested members

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 Future CIGRÉ Meetings

• 2009 USNC General Meeting – Calgary

– USNC General Meeting – July 27, 2009
– USNC Ex Com Meeting – July 27, 2009
– In conjunction with PES General Meeting (July 26-30, 2009)
• 2009 Joint CIGRÉ/PES Symposium – Calgary
– ―Integration of Wide-Scale Renewable Resources into the
Power Delivery System‖ – July 29-31, 2009
– Papers, proceedings, SC meeting (C6)
• 2010 CIGRÉ Session – Paris
– August 22-27
– Technical Program and Exhibition
– Study Committee and Working Group Meetings
– USNC Information Meeting – August 22, 2 p.m.
– USNC Reception – August 23, 7:00 p.m.

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 Discussion
(Clark W. Gellings)

USNC – CIGRÉ
Membership & Guests

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